Executioners From Shaolin AKA Executioners of Death (Hong Xi Guan)

Shaw brothers Ltd. A Shaw studios production

Under the heel of the manchus' qing dynasty,

the Shaolin temple has become a center for resistance.

The manchurian court ordered priest bai Mei and his top disciple gao jinzhong,

governor of guangdong and guangxi, to raid the temple.

As they surrounded and burned the temple down,

priest zhishan dueled with bai Mei in an attempt to rescue his disciples.

Lo lieh as priest bai Mei lai hai-shen as chan master zhishan

Cinematography: Lo yun-Cheng

set decor: Johnson tsao

editor: Chiang hsing-lung

Costume: Liu chi-yu props: Lai yu

make-up: Wue hsu-ching hair: Peng yen-lien

script supervisor: Shao hao

Chen kuan-tai as Hong xiguan

let's go! Hurry!

Hurry!

Cheng kang-ye as xiaohu

xiaohu, come on!

Gordon liu as tong qianjin

- brother Hong! - That's brother tong.

How come he's the only one who got out?

- Brother... - Brother Hong, our master...

Our master will be fine. Let's go.

Brother Hong, our master was killed by master bai Mei.

- Master! - Brother Hong!

Brother Hong!

Don't go, you'll get yourself killed.

Qing soldiers burnt down the Shaolin temple, but a number of us fled.

We can think of a revenge plan later.

Brother Hong, when there's a life, there's hope.

Brother Hong...

Let's go, brother Hong.

Let's go!

It's an ambush.

Brother!

- Hurry... run! - Brother, where's fang shiyu?

Brother!

Careful, everyone.

Brother Hong, we're surrounded.

You're our best fighter, get them out of here.

- Brother tong, you... - I...

Brother Hong, I'm counting on you to avenge our master.

Hurry, leave!

- Come on! - Let's go!

Run!

Don't let them get away!

Leave!

Xiaohu, let's split up and head south.

You still won't surrender? Move over!

Governor's orders: Capture them alive!

Chiang tao as gao jinzhong

are you Hong xiguan?

Take a closer look, I'm tong qianjin.

Tong qianjin...

- He may be useful, too. Capture him! - Yes, sir!

Cheung ng-long as gao feng

There's no resisting, my Shaolin hero.

You're a traitor!

Your excellency...

Ignore the governor's order. Kill him! Archers!

Your excellency, help!

Shoofl

Your excellency, he...

He's a true hero. A true hero, indeed.

Tien ching as the royal chieftain

good day, your highness.

Master, the court is very pleased with us for burning down the Shaolin temple.

But tong qianjin alone was very hard to beat.

Quite a lot of them have fled, including Hong xiguan.

As governor of guangdong and guangxi, this is your responsibility.

Yes, sir. I'm just saying, if I really am unable to do it...

I have already killed zhishan.

There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

The Shaolin supporters should know about the strength of my kung fu skills.

As long as you maintain the search,

I'm sure you'll be favored by the court and rise in your political career.

Thank you for your teachings, master.

Border of Guangzhou

showcasing: The story of yue fei

qin hui, you traitor!

As a han, you collaborated with the tartars.

You worked as the enemy's servant, killing your own people.

You're inhuman, worse than a dog!

Capture him!

You can kill me, but you can't kill all our warriors.

Behead him!

- They are all traitors. Arrest them! - Yes!

Let's split up!

Are you all right?

"Qin hui", where's our brother Hong?

Which brother Hong? He's on the red boat.

Why are you still in speaking like you're in an opera?

What are you laughing at? Is it that funny?

All right, all right. Take us to him.

Very well. Let's go!

During this Shaolin temple disaster,

master zhishan sacrificed himself to protect the temple.

So did many of our brothers.

And brother tong died so tragically. We must have our revenge!

Brother Hong, watch where your fist goes. You'll sink the boat.

- Stop joking around. - All right.

Quite a number of us fled.

Some headed north to the central plains.

We came here to guangdong province. This red boat will be our meeting point.

You'll all travel on different red boats.

Remember, qing agents are conducting an intensive undercover search.

But no matter how hard it is,

we must try our best to overthrow this tyrannical rule.

Yes! Yes!

Don't gather together unless it's for urgent matters.

Try your best to scatter all over the country.

The qing court might be able to eliminate some of us,

but certainly not all of us.

Even though we're now stuck on a boat,

we must keep training as if we were still in the Shaolin temple.

- Don't let your martial arts go rusty. - Yes, sir!

- You can all go now. - Let's move out.

- Remember to train! - We shall.

- I'll be waiting for you. - Good.

- Farewell. - Wait...

- Xiaohu, you... - Brother Hong, don't try to kick us out.

We've decide to stick with you.

The red boats were a strong military unit

created by the Shaolin temple to overthrow the qing tyranny.

They played pivotal roles in the history of Chinese uprisings.

Shaolin temple students who were forced to flee to guangdong

were usually active around the waten/vays,

and mainly stayed on the red boats

scattered around in various places disguised as theatrical troupes.

Lily li as fang yongchun

Shen Lao as uncle fang

the red boat's here! There'll be shows to watch!

Uncle fang, the red boat keeps following us.

We have a great show for you all today!

Let's show them what we've got!

- Let's go, yongchun. - No, I'll wait for him.

We have some great shows for you tonight!

"General yue kills the Jin soldiers" and "the killing of tartars".

Don't miss these great shows.

They're all real kung fu experts both on and off stage!

That's the kung fu of the red boat? I'm not impressed.

Stop!

Excuse me, madam. What did you say?

I said that your red boat kung fu wasn't that impressive!

- Don't perform here! Leave! - Remove her from here. Quickly!

Yes, sir!

Uncle fang, catch!

That's an impressive two-adduction stance.

- I have more moves to show you. - I'd like to see you try.

Tiger style!

Crane style!

That's enough.

My niece is rude, please forgive her.

- Apologies. - Not at all.

- You two are... - We are street performers.

Yongchun!

So are we. I apologize if my brothers offended you.

I'd like to invite you onto the boat for tea.

Hey, hey! This girl's feisty, brother Hong.

I don't think it's a good idea.

Uncle fang, Hong...

Hong...? Hong xiguan!

- Work faster. - Yes.

What is it, xiaohu?

Uncle fang, look.

Uncle fang, I think we should start planning a wedding for those two.

In the past few months, brother Hong has never left miss fang's side.

If they carry on like this, brother Hong's kung fu style will be like this...

He won't even be able to practice his kung fu skills...

And miss fang will forget her crane style boxing too.

- Don't you agree? - You are right.

- Uncle fang, so you... - Xiaohu, what did you say?

I... I was just saying that...

We should all start referring to you as Mrs. Hong.

Stop it!

You've always impressed me, Mrs. Hong.

Mrs. Hong! Mrs. Hong! Mrs. Hong!

You're blushing like a bride!

So many firecrackers!

Stop looking, madam. Close the door, ah Mei!

Hurry, close the door!

Quiet, everyone!

Where's the bride, Mr. Groom-to-be?

- Yeah, where is she? - All right, calm down.

- Xiguan, you should bring her out now. - Very well.

No need for that, brother Hong. I'll bring her out for you.

Bride-to-be, we're lighting the firecrackers now!

He deserved it!

Calm down. This is your big day. You can't be violent towards me.

- Bride-to-be... - Ignore him, yongchun.

Get out! Get out now!

It's not the time to raid the bridal chamber.

- What are you trying to do? - Quite aggressive, aren't you?

Raid the bridal chamber? I wouldn't dare to do that.

Although I'm not scared of Mrs. Hong, I wouldn't dare anger brother Hong.

Absolutely!

As the groom, brother Hong won't embarrass himself beating us today, brother hu.

True. I'm sure he won't mind.

Xiaohu, I won't feel embarrassed doing anything today.